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  • AFE Airmen share knowledge, experience to better Afghan Air Force

    Airmen assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing recently traveled to Hamid Karzai International Airport to assist Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air with training and validating the Afghan air force's aircrew flight equipment section.The three day trip gave the 455th AEW Airmen the opportunity to

  • Where the rubber meets the road

    A combat offload process is defined as an expedited way to move materials into an austere location that is either being built up, lacks the capability to move certain pallets from the aircraft or to offload quickly in a combat environment.C-17 pilots across the Air Force are trained on this process

  • Team McChord boosts capabilities of USAP

    The 446th and 62nd Airlift Wings are opening new doors for the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Antarctic Program with the use of night vision capabilities.In June of this year, the first scheduled winter flight in 50 years proved successful when a C-17 successfully touched down at Pegasus

  • C-130J loadmasters help deliver goods in Afghanistan

    When mission essential goods need to be delivered to bases around Afghanistan, C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters provide the help needed to ensure cargo is placed in the right hands in support of NATO's Resolute Support mission.The loadmasters here are deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base,

  • African Partnership Flight to land at JB MDL

    Approximately 40 African military personnel will visit Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to participate in the African Partnership Flight hosted by the 621st Contingency Response Wing here Aug. 30 through Sept. 4.The African Partnership Flight program, sponsored and developed by U.S. Air Forces in

  • Building fun: Scott officer amasses Lego collection

    By day you'll find Lt. Col. Danielle Budzko commanding the 15th Operational Weather Squadron, but after work she turns in her analysis and charts to build another Lego neighborhood or construction set.Since age 4 she's been amassing a sizeable collection--2,000 sets in all--that includes vintage and

  • 15th CMSAF mentors Airmen

    The 15th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force, Rodney J. McKinley, visited here Aug. 21, taking opportunities to mentor Airmen about doing the right thing, the value of people and getting the job done. He was also the guest speaker at the Senior NCO induction ceremony."The most important thing is

  • Washington firefighting mobilization center stages at Fairchild

    A Type 3 Incident Management team arrived here Aug. 22 to stand up a fire mobilization center aiding the firefighting efforts across Eastern Washington.The 15-man team from San Diego manages the staging area on base for 16 fire trucks, 8 water tankers and more than 50 firefighters.According to Chris

  • Warrior's particpate in adaptive sports camp

    Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Commander Col. Daniel S. Morgan calls participants of the JBLM Warrior Care Adaptive Sports Camp the "toughest warriors out there.""I can't think of a better reason to come together and overcome adversity," Morgan said. "The people out here today are warriors...we asked

  • Dover Airman and K-9 recognized at War Dog Memorial

    An Airman and his K-9 counterpart have been through it all together including a deployment where they were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for their support of Army Special Operations forces during their deployment to Afghanistan in 2013.But in the distant future, long after each of their Air Force